Mark 4:10-12·~1 min
The Purpose of Jesus’ Parables
When Jesus is alone with the Twelve, they ask about the parable. He says the kingdom’s mystery has been given to them, while those outside receive parables as the form of speech that marks their distance from understanding.
A10s soon as Jesus was alone with the Twelve and those around Him, they asked Him about the parable. 11He replied, “The mystery of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to those on the outside everything is expressed in parables, 12so that,
Section summaryAlone with the Twelve, Jesus says the mystery of God’s kingdom has been given to them. Those outside receive parables instead, so the divide between insider and outsider remains marked in the way the word is heard.
Role in the chapterJesus explains that parables both reveal and distinguish.